as in taverner
the owner or manager of an inn the innkeeper was a very genial, accommodating host

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Recent Examples of innkeeper Initially, they were primarily employed in roles like innkeepers, serving food and making beds. Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 Ron is a beefy man in his early forties, with thick glasses and a short dark beard, and has the ample appearance and jovial manner of an Elizabethan innkeeper. Robert Finch june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025 Although innkeepers tax numbers decreased, Wolverton said the organization is still on track for appropriations. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025 She has also recently been announced for the role of the evil innkeeper Madame Thénardier in Fred Cavayé’s upcoming adaptation of Les Miserables, alongside Benjamin Lavernhe as Monsieur Thénardier. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for innkeeper
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landlord
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  • Much resistance to multifamily housing in single-family neighborhoods would dissipate if the state would require landlords to maintain their property, said Fayetteville resident Angela Belford of the Belford Group marketing firm.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In order to live with an emotional support animal, tenants can provide landlords with a letter from a licensed health professional documenting their disability and how the animal helps, state law says.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Innkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innkeeper. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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